ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2024
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 52,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2024 on 6,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 280+ campuses worldwide (just 5%) were selected to host the 4,000+ Millennium Fellows.

UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT AANYA ANAND, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.
Shiv Nadar University | Greater Noida, India | Advancing SDG 11, SDG 17, SDG 7, SDG 12 & UNAI 9

" Empathy and innovation drive my passion for social impact, and being a Millennium Fellow will amplify these values through collaboration. I'm excited to learn, share, and grow in a community dedicated to aligning our work with the UN SDGs, and making a meaningful difference. This fellowship will empower me to elevate my projects, ensuring they are both impactful and sustainable. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Project Himayah
Through Project Himayah, our goal is to decrease the amount of single-use plastic produced on our campus. Our basic framework revolves around a circular economy model involving collaboration among our university administration, on-campus food vendors, and established economic organizations dedicated to upcycling such waste. Each entity has a specific role to fulfill: the food vendors implement waste segregation in their establishments and help in consolidating single-use plastic waste, the administration facilitates the regular collection and shipment of this waste to external organizations, and the organizations, in turn, repurpose the waste into bags and other products, which are then utilized by the administration for corporate gifting purposes. Project Himayah serves as a small yet significant effort to build a community by raising awareness about the importance of sustainable practices. Our aim is to advocate for sustainable waste management practices and provide support to eco-enterprises specializing in transforming waste into valuable products. This initiative seeks to mitigate the environmental impact of plastic waste on the SNU campus while simultaneously creating job opportunities to help people from surrounding villages to gain more financial independence. We believe in wanting to make a mark for generations to come.
About the Millennium Fellow
Aanya Anand is a driven BMS major with big ambitions and a passion for business. She’s a small-town girl who’s always eager to learn and grow. With her outgoing personality and knack for making everyone feel included, Aanya thrives in social settings and loves connecting with people. Her enthusiasm and determination are what set her on the path to success, making her a force to be reckoned with.








